Cotinine concentration in non-smoking children fell by 39 per cent on average. However, the most significant falls in cotinine levels occurred among pupils living in households where neither parent smoked (51 per cent) or where only the father smoked (44 per cent).
The study concluded there was "no evidence of increased second hand smoke exposure in young people associated with displacement of parental smoking into the home".
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